Scott Rasmussen: The Map in 2018 Is ‘Terrible’ for Dems

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DOOCY Tuesday ░░░░░░░░ a big night for ░░░░░░░░ as they pulled out ░░░░░░░░ in both Virginia and ░░░░░░░░ Jersey in the governor ░░░░░░░░ But they might be ░░░░░░░░ a little too soon ░░░░░░░░ to preview the mid ░░░░░░░░ is editor at large ░░░░░░░░ Rasmussen RASMUSSEN Good morning ░░░░░░░░ We have the magic ░░░░░░░░ here What are you ░░░░░░░░ to show us RASMUSSEN ░░░░░░░░ talk about the big ░░░░░░░░ It was a big ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats It was ░░░░░░░░ big night but home ░░░░░░░░ advantage Hillary Clinton won ░░░░░░░░ by 5 points This ░░░░░░░░ state that has lots ░░░░░░░░ lots of federal workers ░░░░░░░░ into the northern part ░░░░░░░░ the state It s ░░░░░░░░ reliably democratic Northam won ░░░░░░░░ 9 Bigger margin than ░░░░░░░░ You can argue was ░░░░░░░░ because Gillespie embraced trump ░░░░░░░░ little or whatever the ░░░░░░░░ is trump hasn t ░░░░░░░░ on some of the ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY New Jersey RASMUSSEN ░░░░░░░░ surprise Chris Christie won ░░░░░░░░ years ago A fluke ░░░░░░░░ unpopular governor DOOCY I ░░░░░░░░ there it s a ░░░░░░░░ blue state RASMUSSEN There ░░░░░░░░ nothing here DOOCY That ░░░░░░░░ not a surprise Going ░░░░░░░░ the wrong direction Steve ░░░░░░░░ Go in the middle ░░░░░░░░ here RASMUSSEN Now we ░░░░░░░░ to the map This ░░░░░░░░ a 2018 geography 33 ░░░░░░░░ up for re election ░░░░░░░░ the U S Senate ░░░░░░░░ of them are blue ░░░░░░░░ of these states are ░░░░░░░░ A lot of them ░░░░░░░░ there only because Barack ░░░░░░░░ carried them across the ░░░░░░░░ line six years ago ░░░░░░░░ Conventional wisdom is they ░░░░░░░░ blue now going forward ░░░░░░░░ the Donald Trump factor ░░░░░░░░ That s right These ░░░░░░░░ the states with Senate ░░░░░░░░ and how they voted ░░░░░░░░ time for Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ of these blue states ░░░░░░░░ by Donald Trump Some ░░░░░░░░ them Montana north Dakota ░░░░░░░░ Indiana West Virginia these ░░░░░░░░ states trump won by ░░░░░░░░ 18 and 42 points ░░░░░░░░ you are Joe Manchin ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia you are ░░░░░░░░ about an electorate that ░░░░░░░░ years ago or six ░░░░░░░░ ago you could be ░░░░░░░░ Democrat and it was ░░░░░░░░ But right now it ░░░░░░░░ very tough Arizona Donald ░░░░░░░░ won just by three ░░░░░░░░ It s a state ░░░░░░░░ Jeff flake has had ░░░░░░░░ problems This is a ░░░░░░░░ pickup opportunity Probably the ░░░░░░░░ one in a state ░░░░░░░░ won Here s the ░░░░░░░░ side of the map ░░░░░░░░ heller Nevada this is ░░░░░░░░ only state where Donald ░░░░░░░░ lost and a Republican ░░░░░░░░ is up for re ░░░░░░░░ So if the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Nevada if they won ░░░░░░░░ They picked up those ░░░░░░░░ seats and if they ░░░░░░░░ on to all of ░░░░░░░░ other seats in Republican ░░░░░░░░ the Senate ends up ░░░░░░░░ 50 Mike Pence cast ░░░░░░░░ deciding vote Still a ░░░░░░░░ majority DOOCY What you ░░░░░░░░ saying though even though ░░░░░░░░ are crowing about picking ░░░░░░░░ a couple of state ░░░░░░░░ a couple of days ░░░░░░░░ the map RASMUSSEN for ░░░░░░░░ is terrible for Democrats ░░░░░░░░ might have a shot ░░░░░░░░ gaining control in the ░░░░░░░░ but in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ very difficult path DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ you very much.”